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In this Fourth Edition of STATE AND LOCAL POLITICS: INSTITUTIONS AND REFORM, Donovan, Smith, Mooney, and new co-author Tracy Osborn go beyond the purely descriptive treatment usually found in state and local texts. Offering an engaging comparative approach, the Fourth Edition shows you how politics and government differ between states and communities, and points out the causes and effects of those variations. The text also focuses on what social scientists know about the effects of rules and institutions on politics and policy. This comparative, institutional framework enables you to think more analytically about the impact of institutions on policy outcomes, asks you to evaluate the effectiveness of one institutional approach over another, and encourages you to consider more sophisticated solutions. Written by four young, high-profile specialists who have contributed significantly to the field in the last decade, STATE AND LOCAL POLITICS: INSTITUTIONS AND REFORM incorporates the most recent scholarship available into the course, giving you access to perspectives that no other textbook on the market currently provides. Hardcover: 640 pages Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing; 4 edition (January 1, 2014) Language: English ISBN-10: 1285441400 ISBN-13: 978-1285441405 Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.1 inches Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars 9 customer reviews Best Sellers Rank: #28,911 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #8 inâ Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Politics & Government > United States > Local #29 inâ Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Politics & Government > United States > State #123 inâ Books > Textbooks > Social Sciences > Political Science > Government "This is the best state politics textbook on the market now by a mile."-joshua Dyck, University at Buffalo, SUNY"[STATE & LOCAL POLITICS] presents a compelling case for why state and local politics are important and highlights to students how these areas are important. Amazing data and research! [STATE & LOCAL POLITICS makes it] easy to present complex ideas to students, plus

have the beginning to go in depth for more advanced classes... Chapter 2 is simply perfect. In fact, I wish this chapter was part of an American Politics textbookâ. It is, in my opinion, the best presentation of federalism from any of my textbooks."-harold Orndorff, Daytona State College"[STATE & LOCAL POLITICS's] greatest strengths are clear, straightforward writing, a factual, non-ideological presentation, and incorporation of scholarly research and findings... I have used Smith et al. Governing States and Localities. I like Donovan et al. better because it is written more clearly and less in the narrative form and provides a discussion of land use policy and metropolitan politics that is more practical."-ruth Ann Strickland, Appalachian State University"State and Local Politics: Institutions and Reform is well-written and researched. Its thematic approach and use of timely, relevant examples draw the reader in. The authors present a text that is both comprehensive and accessible to students... The authors have done their homework and I really like some of their examples." -Dana Michael Harsell, University of North Dakota Todd Donovan (Ph.D., University of California, Riverside) is a professor of Political Science at Western Washington University. He teaches state and local politics; American politics, parties, campaigns, and elections; comparative electoral systems; and introductory research methods and statistics. His research interests include direct democracy, election systems and representation, political behavior, subnational politics, and the political economy of local development. He has been published extensively in academic journals; written a number of books on direct democracy, elections, institutions, and reform; and has received numerous grants and awards for his work. He is coauthor (with Ken Hoover) of THE ELEMENTS OF SOCIAL SCIENTIFIC THINKING, also published by Cengage Learning.Daniel A. Smith (PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison) is a professor of Political Science at the University of Florida and the former director of UF's Political Campaigning Program. In addition to teaching state and local politics, he offers courses on political parties and interest groups, direct democracy, and the politics of reform. He has published widely on voting rights and election law, campaign finance, direct democracy, political parties, and interests groups. He serves on the board of directors of the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Foundation (BISCF), headquartered in Washington, D.C., and is the author of several books and over 50 articles and book chapters on American politics.tracy Osborn is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Iowa. Her research focuses on women and politics in U.S. state legislatures, Congress, and political behavior. Her recent book, How Women Represent Women: Political Parties, Gender, and Representation in the State Legislatures (Oxford University Press, 2012) examines how Democratic and Republican women represent women's

issues under different legislative conditions. She has also published articles in Political Research Quarterly, American Politics Research, Politics & Gender, and other journals. She was named a Dean's Scholar by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Iowa in 2012.Christopher Z. Mooney (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison) is the Honorable W. Russell Arrington Professor of State Politics at the University of Illinois, Springfield. From 1999 to 2007, he served as the founding editor of STATE POLITICS AND POLICY QUARTERLY, the official journal of the State Politics and Policy section of the American Political Science Association. Mooney has authored dozens of books and articles related to legislative politics, morality politics, and policy diffusion. In addition, he often serves as a media commentator on state politics topics, including serving as a regular panelist on State Week in Review, a National Public Radio program broadcast statewide in Illinois. In 2010, in recognition of his scholarship and founding of SPPQ, the APSA endowed the annual Christopher Z. Mooney Award for the best PhD dissertation in the field of state politics. for my kid great Seemed, well, a bit biased on some things, but for a book teaching you about our local governments, it was well done. Awesome source! Yes Exactly how it was described. cheap and effective AMAZING I rented this book for my U.S. government class and I found it to be very informational and easy to understand. I actually enjoyed reading this book for class and found myself reading way more than my professor requested. I was fearful that by renting the book I would receive a book in horrible condition but I was proven wrong. The book looked as if it were in brand new condition! Worth the

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